The participation rate in the first round of the parliamentary elections in France is expected to reach 67.5%, a record rate after decades, according to an estimate by the polling institute Ipsos. By 5:00 p.m. local time (6:00 p.m. Greek time), turnout stood at 59.39 percent, the interior ministry announced earlier. That percentage is now 20 points higher than the first round of the 2022 election. According to Ipsos, the turnout is expected to be the largest since the 1978 election, with the exception of the 1986 election which was held in one round. With opinion polls predicting that almost one in three of them will vote in favor of Marine Le Pen’s party, the first round of the parliamentary elections in France concludes tonight, at 21.00 Greek time. Next Sunday, July 7, the second round will follow, in which the candidates of the two parties with the largest electoral strength in each electoral district will qualify, as well as the candidates […]
Source: News Beast
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